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Fired British Drug Advisor Calls for Royal Commission on Marijuana Decriminalization

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:30 PM EST (stopthedrugwar.org)

Professor David Nutt, the former head of Britain's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), who was fired late last month by Home Secretary Alan Johnson for criticizing the government's drug policies as driven by politics instead of science, is now calling for a Royal Comm …

world-news, uk, united-kingdom, marijuana, war-on-drugs, cannabis

Marijuana Law Reform Is A Political Opportunity - Not A Political Liability

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:17 PM EST (blog.norml.org)

Last January I proclaimed in the The Hill's Congress blog: "Marijuana law reform is no longer a political liability; it's a political opportunity." Ten months later it appears that an unprecedented number of state-elected officials are heeding the message.

us-news, marijuana, war-on-drugs, cannabis, legalisation, decriminalisation

Pivotal study for PSD502 -- the first potential treatment for premature ejaculation

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:45 PM EST (EurekAlert!)

At the annual meeting of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA), Inc.

health, sexual-health, intercourse, premature-ejaculation, psd502

Let them eat snail: Nutritional giant snails could address malnutrition

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:33 PM EST (Science Daily)

A nutritionist in Nigeria says that malnutrition and iron deficiency in schoolchildren could be reduced in her country by baking up snail pie.

health, nigeria, snail-pie, africa, nutrition

California Medical Association Says Pot Prohibition Is A "Failed Public Health Policy"

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:05 PM EST (blog.norml.org)

Members of the California Medical Association's (CMA) House of Delegates have endorsed a resolution stating that the criminal prohibition of marijuana is a "failed public health policy."

us-news, war-on-drugs, cannabis, marijuana, california-medical-association, resolution-704a-09

Tobacco-Related Health Costs: $800; Booze-Related Health Costs: $165; Pot-Related Health Costs: $20 Any Questions?

Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:25 PM EST (blog.norml.org)

Health-related costs per user are eight times higher for drinkers than they are for those who use cannabis, and are more than 40 times higher for tobacco smokers, according to a report published in the British Columbia Mental Health and Addictions Journal.

science, marijuana, war-on-drugs, cannabis, british-columbia, social-costs

Flibanserin: Viagra for ladies?

Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:00 PM EST (futurismic.com)

I guess we can look forward to a new pharmacological trade name appearing in our spam folders in the near future.

health, sexual-health, female-viagra, flibanserin

Lesbians 'are best mums'

Seeded on Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:43 PM EST (dailyexpress.co.uk)

TRADITIONAL family supporters raised the alarm yesterday after Government research claimed that lesbians made the best parents.

parenting, lesbian, same-sex-couples

Aircraft that can see for themselves (w/ Video)

Seeded on Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:19 PM EST (PhysOrg.com)

A team from the The Vision Centre and Queensland Brain Institute has developed highly effective new visual systems inspired by honey bees and how they navigate successfully around the landscape, despite their tiny brains.

technology, uav, honey-bees, unmanned-aircraft, visual-systems

Tiring of the drug war

Seeded on Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:53 PM EST (The Economist)

THIS week's paper examines international attitudes on the drug war, and argues that because of the cost, the difficulty, and the complications, many countries are wearying of it, including the United States:

us-news, war-on-drugs, legalisation, cannabis, marijuana

Vanessa Kelly's fine for feeding the ducks is latest creeping incursion into our liberties

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:45 PM EST (Telegraph)

In our lifetimes, the British state has accumulated unprecedented power. The instinct of politicians and bureaucrats is to expand their power base even further into areas unknown in peace time.

politics, government, uk, united-kingdom, freedom, liberty

MPAA Shuts Down Entire Town's Wi-Fi Over Single Illegal Download

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:08 PM EST (Gizmodo)

The citizens of Coshocton, Ohio are without their free Internet after a single download prompted the Motion Picture Association of America to shut down the town's municipal Wi-Fi network.

us-news, coshocton, ohio, motion-picture-association-of-america, illegal-download, piracy, municipal-wi-fi-network

Woman rings cops to decry daughter's superior BJ skills

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:03 PM EST (The Register (UK))

The local paper covering Findlay, Ohio, has secured its place in journalistic history by printing a brief report of a woman who rang cops to complain that her daughter boasted superior oral relief skills.

odd-news, sex, ohio, findlay, oral-relief

Spanish region teaches kids how to crack one off

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:00 PM EST (The Register (UK))

Spain's autonomous region of Extremadura has sparked a bit of a rumpus by issuing an educational leaflet entitled Pleasure is in your hands, detailing the best way to achieve solo satisfaction.

health, spain, sex-education, masturbation, extremadura

The State of Play -- Federal Drug Reform Legislation in the Congress

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:06 AM EST (stopthedrugwar.org)

Ten months into the Obama administration, drug policy reform in the US Congress is moving along on a number of tracks. Here's an update on some of the more significant legislation moving (or not) on the Hill.

us-news, war-on-drugs, cannabis, marijuana, legalisatiion, congress, drug-policy

Designers detail the cars of 2030

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:37 PM EST (reghardware.co.uk)

Ever wondered what the progeny of today's gadget obsessed 'yoof' will be driving come the year 2030?

technology, cars, automobiles, los-angeles-auto-show-2009-design-challenge

War On Drugs Doesn't Go Well, CIA Bugs DEA Agent's Coffee Table

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:27 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

The settlement of a 15-year-old lawsuit has resulted in the U.S. agreeing to pay $3 million to a former government worker who accused officials with the CIA and State Department of spying on him with a "bugged coffee table." Allison Kilkenny

us-news, war-on-drugs, dea, cia

AMA Calls For Ending The "Schedule I Lie"

Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:04 PM EST (blog.norml.org)

The Schedule I federal classification of cannabis — which states that, by law, the marijuana plant and its natural compounds have "no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States" — has long since passed the point of farcical.

us-news, war-on-drugs, ama, cannabis, marijuana, medical-marijuana, schedule-i-classification

The 2009 Leonid Meteor Shower

Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:17 PM EST (PhysOrg.com)

"We're predicting 20 to 30 meteors per hour over the Americas, and as many as 200 to 300 per hour over Asia," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. "Our forecast is in good accord with independent theoretical work by other astronomers."

science, astronomy, meteor, meteorites, sky-watching, leonid-meteor-shower

Virtual Newscast

Seeded on Sun Nov 8, 2009 5:16 PM EST (Live Science)

Scientists at Northwestern's Intelligent Information Laboratory are working on a project that creates customized newscasts, read by online avatars based on individual preferences. The program automatically generates a virtual news show. Credit: NSF

technology, robots, ai, newscasts, online-avatars, virtual-news-show

Warning of extra heart dangers from mixing cocaine and alcohol

Seeded on Sun Nov 8, 2009 8:51 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

"I first took coke when I was 18 and at university.

health, alcohol, cocaine, liver, toxic-chemical, cocaethylene

Mum challenges council spy powers

Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:38 PM EST (dailyexpress.co.uk)

A mother-of-three has branded a council "ludicrous and completely outrageous" as she took the authority to court for using controversial powers to spy on her family.

world-news, uk, united-kingdom, ripa, regulation-of-investigatory-powers-act

Britain is 'designer drugs' capital of Europe, says EU agency

Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:24 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Britain has become the online "designer drugs" capital of Europe with more than a third of all internet retailers that sell "legal highs" based in the UK, according to a report from the European Union's drug agency.

world-news, uk, united-kingdom, marijuana, war-on-drugs, cannabis, ecstasy, designer-drugs

Global warming tribunal may stoke argument that climate change is based on belief, not science

Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 8:54 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

So now we know that, according to an employment appeal judge, it is possible in the eyes of the law to have a "philosophical belief" that man-made climate change is real and that the "resulting moral imperative" to take action is justified.

religion, environment, global-warming, climate-change, philosophical-belief

Boffins working on biodegradable flexi LED implants

Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 7:29 PM EST (The Register (UK))

Boffins in America are working on biodegradable, flexible electronic devices printed on silk, which could be implanted in the human body and would decay naturally over time. Applications could include LED displays inlaid beneath the skin, or direct nerve-controlled interfaces.

technology, tattoo, bio-implants, nerve-controlled-interfaces

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Fired British Drug Advisor Calls for Royal Commission on Marijuana Decriminalization
Source: stopthedrugwar.org
Professor David Nutt, the former head of Britain's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), who was fired late last month by Home Secretary Alan Johnson for criticizing the government's drug policies as driven by politics instead of science, is now calling for a Royal Comm …
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Marijuana Law Reform Is A Political Opportunity - Not A Political Liability
Source: blog.norml.org
Last January I proclaimed in the The Hill's Congress blog: "Marijuana law reform is no longer a political liability; it's a political opportunity." Ten months later it appears that an unprecedented number of state-elected officials are heeding the message.
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Pivotal study for PSD502 -- the first potential treatment for premature ejaculation
Source: EurekAlert!
At the annual meeting of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA), Inc.
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Let them eat snail: Nutritional giant snails could address malnutrition
Source: Science Daily
A nutritionist in Nigeria says that malnutrition and iron deficiency in schoolchildren could be reduced in her country by baking up snail pie.
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California Medical Association Says Pot Prohibition Is A "Failed Public Health Policy"
Source: blog.norml.org
Members of the California Medical Association's (CMA) House of Delegates have endorsed a resolution stating that the criminal prohibition of marijuana is a "failed public health policy."
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A child of the sixties, born in 1947, I've served in the Royal Air Force, taught in Africa, bummed around Europe, and done a lot of things I shouldn't …

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